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India's Pink Vigilantes

Clad in electric pink saris, the all-female gang shames abusive husbands and corrupt politicians. Amana Fontanella-Khan talks to the woman behind the largest women's vigilante group in the world.

Published Feb. 25 2011 2:12PM EST

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-4_hfgxdf — Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-4_hgbjq2 — Pink Gang members arrive in the town of Fatehpur to celebrate the "Pink Gang Day," which takes place every Valentine's Day.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-2_ulnsku — A veteran Pink Gang member arrives at an event.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-1_xxqbas — A Pink Gang member flaunts her laathi, or bamboo stick. Similar batons are used by local police.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-3_khn8dq — Pink Gang members travel in the back of a tractor to get to a rally.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-5_yu0vc9 — Pink gang members wait for Sampat Devi Pal, the gang's commander-in-chief, to deliver a message.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-7_ykbnjt — Sampat Devi Pal, who founded the gang in 2006, sits on a dais overlooking her gang at a rally.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

galleries/2011/02/25/india-s-pink-vigilantes/pink-gang-6_zpqc2f — Gang members dressed in uniform arrive for a Pink Gang event carrying snacks for the journey.
Amana Fontanella-Khan

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